Porth Ceriad Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.79° N 4.51° W

Porth Ceriad 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porth Ceriad sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.9° 

Porth Ceriad surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 11AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s

Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.7
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.7
SW
6
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
2.3
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.4
WSW
7
2.2
SW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.2
SW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
299
200
185
187
185
163
138
121
92
67
185
576
703
569
554
611
503
372
256
156
127
128
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
WNW
35
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
W
25
W
25
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
55
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:34PM3.53m
00:57AM3.28m
1:15PM3.17m
1:45AM2.89m
2:13PM2.85m
Low Tide
7:13PM1.16m
7:27AM1.41m
8:05PM1.45m
8:28AM1.66m
9:31PM1.65m
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:27
7:24
 mm
2
5
4
1
Temp °C
16
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
17
16
16
16
17
16
16
17
17
16
Feels °C
9
7
7
7
7
9
8
7
8
9
7
7
6
9
9
9
9
11
12
11
12
13
11
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